LIVE from the MotherShip! The FReeper Canteen~Most Excellent Adventures in TV Land~Feb. 3, 2006

Beachn4fun, my "VOICES","kitty-katz",the Canteen Crew,John Jacob Jingle-Himmer Smith,and FRiends of

[tomkow6]

TIME TRAVEL

ARE YOU READY? The Canteen is about to embark on another journey back in time.

If you're brave enough, climb aboard, no ticket required……we're about to take off.

Come on, hop in, watch your step ...... The controls are set.

Buckle up. Now don't be afraid....I know how to fly this thing.......Here we goooooooooo.......LIFT OFF……..

WHOOOOOOSHHHHHHHH

Landing with a gentle thump. Here we are - Let me turn on the television to see what is on.

Do any of you remember these shows?

Green Acres

September 1965- September 1971 – CBS

Color - 30 minutes

380 episodes

Green Acres Cast

Eddie Albert as Oliver Wendell Douglas

Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas

Pat Buttram as Mr. Eustace Haney

Frank Cady as Sam Drucker

Hank Patterson as Fred Ziffel

Barbara Pepper as Doris Ziffel (1965-1969)

Fran Ryan as Doris Ziffel (1969-1970)

Alvy Moore as Hank Kimbal

Tom Lester as Eb Dawson

Sid Melton as Alf Monroe (1966-69)

Mary Grace Canfield as Ralph Monroe (1966-71)

Arnold the Piggy as Arnold Ziffel

Green Acres Theme Song

Green acres is the place to be

Farm living is the life for me

Land spreading out,

so far and wide

Keep Manhattan,

just give me that countryside.

New York

is where I'd rather stay

I get allergic smelling hay

I just adore a penthouse view

Darling, I love you,

but give me Park Avenue.

The Chores....The Stores

Fresh air.... Times Square

You are my wife. Goodbye city life.

Green Acres, we are there!

Green Acres Tidbits

Green Acres was the spin off of the popular rural comedy Petticoat Junction. Both series took place in Hooterville.

In Green Acres, Oliver Wendell Douglas was a successful New York lawyer, who decided to get close to nature and buy a 160-acre run down farm in the Hooterville farming community. Along with him, came his extravagant wife, Lisa, who wanted nothing to do with farm life, she preferred living in New York. However, she slowly grew to love life on the farm yet she still wore fancy outfits that she used to wear in New York. Lisa loved the people of Hootersville, as she called it. But Oliver didn't like the people.

Eb Dawson was the farm handyman and Fred and Doris Ziffel were neighbors. The Ziffels were the proud parents of Arnold Ziffel, a prized pig who appeared frequently and seemed to have an attitude all his own. Frank Cady portrayed Sam Drucker who ran the General Store and appeared on both Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. Pat Buttram portrayed Mr. Haney, the con artist who sold the Douglases their farm.

Passings

Eva Gabor died in 1995, Bea Benaderet died in 1968, Jack “Alvy” Moore died in 1997, Elmer “Hank” Patterson died in 1975, Barbara Pepper (Enfield) died in 1969, and Pat Buttram (?)

Bewitched

9/17/1964 - 7/1/1972 - ABC

Black & White/Color - (1964-1966 -B&W) (1966-1972 - Color) - 30 minutes

254 episodes

Bewitched Cast

Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens/Serena

Dick York as Darrin Stephens (1964-69)

Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens (1969-72)

Agnes Moorehead as Endora

David White as Larry Tate

Erin Murphy as Tabitha Stephens (1967-1972)

Diane Murphy asTabatha Stephens (1966-1972)

David and Greg Lawrence as Adam Stephens (1971-1972)

Irene Vernon as Louise Tate (1964-1966)

Kasey Rogers as Louise Tate (1966-1972)

George Tobias as Abner Kravitz

Alice Pearce as Gladys Kravitz (1964-66)

Sandra Gould as Gladys Kravitz (1966-1972)

Marion Lorne as Aunt Clara (1964-68)

Paul Lynde as Uncle Arthur (1965-1972)

Maurice Evans as Maurice

Bewitched Theme Song

"Bewitched (Main)" by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller

Bewitched Tidbits

A delightful if improbable scenario sets the lovely good witch Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) married to a mere mortal, a regular fella who worked for the ad agency McCann and Tate.To maintain domestic tranquility, she agrees to avoid the practice of magic. Easier said than done. That nose was always just a twitch away from trouble.

Perhaps Bewitched is best known for the tale of the two Darrins. Dick York, Darrin Number 1, was replaced by Dick Sargent as Darrin Number 2. Without so much of a word of explanation.

Dick York had been seriously injured while filming "They Came to Cordura" in 1959.The pain persisted into the Bewitched days. In 1969 he was written out of fourteen episodes to accomodate his infirmity. When he tried to return to the show, he suffered a seizure on the set and went off to the hospital. Never to return to the show.

That wasn't the only replacement. To wit:

Successive sets of twins were cast as Tabitha.

Alice Pearce (Gladys Kravitz) died in 1966 and so was replaced by Sandra Gould.

Darrin had two Dad's, Robert Simon and Roy Roberts.

Sam' s Aunt Hagatha was played by both Ysabel MacCloskey and Reta Shaw.

Darrin's secretary was played by four different actresses. A record even for Bewitched.

Ah, and the nearly silent partner in the ad agency, Howard McCann, who only apppeared twice, was played by two different actors - by Leon Ames and Gilbert Roland.

Elizabeth Montgomery was actor Robert Montgomery's daughter; she divorced actor Gig Young in 1963 to marry the show's director William Asher (I Love Lucy, Alice, Dukes of Hazzard), whom she divorced in 1973. In 1995 she married actor Robert Foxworth.

Passings

Sadly, all of the adult major players are dead. Agnes Moorehead died in 1974 of lung cancer, David White in 1990 of a heart attack, Dick York in 1992 of emphysema, Dick Sargent in 1994 of prostate cancer, and Elizabeth Montgomery died in 1995 of colorectal cancer.

That's the end of the ride for today. Please watch your step on exiting the time machine. Now that I've shown you a few, how about you share something from your memory. Or, if one of these were your favorite show then, share a memory of the best episode for you.

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[ninergold3]

Jinxy - You are my hero. Dive in ladies - the chocolate is fine!

[fatima]

You LUV W,sometimes they go when they are tired,sometimes they wait for us.When my Mom died I had no anger.She was far away 2 1/2 hours and she went into the hospital because she would not eaT for a few days.She lived with my sister and her husband.My sister kept saying don't come but I made up my mind on a friday night and drove up.Mom said"Why are you here" She was dead the next day.She waited for me.

[luvie]

Yes we do! It gets me down! I had to go get a coke and cookie just to boost myself back up! :o)

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks!

I feel MUCH better now!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Oh Baby!
LOL
Ms.B

[luvie]

Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you! :o)

[ninergold3]

Fatima -

The exact same thing happened to me. My mom got very sick suddenly. She was 3-1/2 hours away and we made the trip every weekend for 2 weeks. Then, one Tuesday at work, I got the feeling that I had to be with her.

I called my husband at work, picked the kids up from school and headed out of town. My husband and I spelled my dad and took the overnight shift. She was in a coma but I talked to her, sang to her and read from the Bible to her.

The next night was a lunar eclipse. Now, when we were kids, my mom was the one who dragged us out of bed at 2AM to see a meteor shower. So, I took all of the kids down the road and we watched it. When we got back the kids went out to the hot tub and I was telling my mom about what we saw. She took a deep breath and that was it.

I'm fully convinced that she waited for me to get there and for the kids to leave the room.

[ninergold3]

LOL! You go girl~

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I'm gonna do a swan dive into that thing!
LOL
Ms.B

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[luvie]

I think my Mom did too! We lived in Germany and came home when my Dad called and said she was dying. She knew us when we first got here, then slowly faded away. She had a brain tumor.

[ninergold3]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[fatima]

My Father was related a Bishop who was on TV at that time-God bless his soul-he would sit us down in front of the TV and say he is my cousin and of course all the children had to watch.

[ninergold3]

OK Ladies and Gents. I'm off to beddy bye. Catch you all in the morning.

A special THANK YOU to the men & women who watch over me and my family each and every day. May God watch over each and every one of you. {{Princess Hugs To You All}}

[luvie]

It sure is tempting. Makes my little peanut butter double stuf oreo look pretty puny! LOL!

[HiJinx]

Yes, he was a good Father...you got your teaching early and often.

It's amazing how we don't see that until we're much older.

[NYTexan]

"Chocolate Perfume Is The Only Perfume That Makes You Smell Good Enough To Eat!"

[luvie]

nitey-nite, Niner! Sweetest dreams to you.

God bless you...and yes, God bless our awesome troops!

See ya tomorrow! (((hugs)))

[fatima]

My Mom died during a meteor shower.They woke me up and said your Mom is dead and I get in the car to the hospital and the sky is exploding with meteors shooting all over the sky up the mountains and I said thank you Mom for waiting for me and the fireworks:) I will never forget.

[fatima]

It's called having a couple kids ,and for our lurkers forgive and love.